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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 97
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Wedgwood was cordially helped by many persons of rank and influence; for, working in the truest spirit, he readily commanded the help and encouragement of other true workers. He made for Queen Charlotte the first royal table-service of English manufacture, of the kind afterwards called “Queen’s-ware,” and was appointed Royal Potter; a title which he prized more than if he had been made a baron. Valuable sets of porcelain were entrusted to him for imitation, in which he succeeded to admiration. Sir William Hamilton lent him specimens of ancient art from Herculaneum, of which he produced accurate and beautiful copies. The Duchess of Portland outbid him for the Barberini Vase when that article was offered for sale. He bid as high as seventeen hundred guineas for it: her grace secured it for eighteen hundred; but when she learnt Wedgwood’s object she at once generously lent him the vase to copy. He produced fifty copies at a cost of about 2500_l._, and his expenses were not covered by their sale; but he gained his object, which was to show that whatever had been done, that English skill and energy could and would accomplish.
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定位：Excerpt 97 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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韦奇伍德得到许多贵族和有力人士的真诚帮助，因为他以最真诚的精神工作，自然赢得其他实干者的支持。他为夏洛特王后制作了英国制造的第一套皇家餐具，即后来所称的“王后陶”，并被任命为皇家陶工；他看重这个头衔胜过被封男爵。有人把珍贵瓷器交给他仿制，他仿得令人赞叹。威廉·汉密尔顿爵士借给他赫库兰尼姆的古代艺术品标本，他制作了准确而美丽的复制品。波特兰公爵夫人以高出他的价格拍得巴贝里尼花瓶，但得知他的目的后，慷慨借给他复制。他花了约2500英镑制作五十件复制品，售出所得不足以抵偿费用，但他达到了目的：证明英国人的技艺和精力能够做到任何已做到的事。
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《自助》中关于陶艺家韦奇伍德的故事，展现他如何借助社会支持实现工艺突破。
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